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Blizzard Gets DMCA Smackdown From Sony

Posted by timothy on from the goose-gander-sauce dept.

tdye writes: "Blizzard has apparently released an internal memo banning P2P software inside the company. They've been served by Sony with a DMCA note, based on rampant music sharing inside Blizzard. I guess what goes around, comes around! You can see it on Declan McCullagh's PoliTech website."

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  1. can't say I blame 'em by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's too much of an unknown for many companies to want to worry about. Next thing you know, BSA is on your butt too. Easier to lie low...

  2. Suckers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuckin Sweet!

  3. Multiplayer Battle? by DRO0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Maybe it's related, maybe not, but remember that Blizzard is working heavily on Worlds of Warcraft which will be in direct competition with whatever version of EverCrack is popular right now...

  4. Re:First lawn cigar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In pharmacology, all drugs have a generic name, Tylenol is Acetaminophen, Advil is Ibuprofen, and so on. The FDA has been looking for a generic name for Viagra, and announced today that they have settled on Mycoxafloppin.

  5. Re:Good! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    After you get Jack Valenti's dick out of your mouth --- try saying something that someone actually cares about.

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  6. Re:Homework Assignment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes yes a nice fuck you to sony. you spent $300 on their fucking box to play those stupid games. you download games that OTHER companies wrote. i fail to see the fuck you.

  7. Slashdot dead? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I heard that slashdot finally went out of business because people got tired of reading its "content." Is that true? Is slashdot still alive?

  8. IANAL. by Alkaiser · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Anyone else think that it's ironic that by declaring "I ANAL" you are stating that you're NOT a lawyer?

    10 bucks says that the person downloading music was in the Marketing Dept.

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  9. Re:Obligatory Nelson Quote... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I agree.

  10. Re:Sony's been issuing C/D Letters to Unis too... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    X = I fucked your mom?

  11. Re:For all who are glad by Cardhore · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    lol

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